Objective To assess the eff ect of rivastigmine in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on the time to clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the rate of cognitive decline. Methods The study was a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of up to 48 months. All patients had MCI operationally defi ned by having cognitive symptoms, a global clinical dementia rating stage of 0•5, a score of less than 9 on the New York University delayed paragraph recall test, and by not meeting the diagnostic criteria for AD. Primary effi cacy variables were time to clinical diagnosis of AD, and change in performance on a cognitive test battery. This study is registered with the US National Institutes of Health clinical trials database (ClinicalTrials.gov), number NCT00000174. Findings Of 1018 study patients enrolled, 508 were randomly assigned to rivastigmine and 510 to placebo; 17•3% of patients on rivastigmine and 21•4% on placebo progressed to AD (hazard ratio 0•85 [95% CI 0•64–1•12]; p=0•225). There was no signifi cant diff erence between the rivastigmine and placebo groups on the standardized Z score for the cognitive test battery measured as mean change from baseline to endpoint (–0•10 [95% CI –0•63 to 0•44], p=0•726). Serious adverse events were reported by 141 (27•9%) rivastigmine-treated patients and 155 (30•5%) patients on placebo; adverse events of all types were reported by 483 (95•6%) rivastigmine-treated patients and 472 (92•7%) placebo-treated patients. The predominant adverse events were cholinergic: the frequencies of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and dizziness were two to four times higher in the rivastigmine group than in the placebo group. Interpretation There was no signifi cant benefi t of rivastigmine on the progression rate to AD or on cognitive function over 4 years. The overall rate of progression from MCI to AD in this randomised clinical trial was much lower than predicted. Rivastigmine treatment was not associated with any signifi cant safety concerns.

Effect of rivastigmine on delay to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease from mild cognitive impairment: the InDDEx study / H.Feldman; S.Ferris; B.Winblad; N.Sfikas; L.Mancione; Y.He; S.Tekin; A.Burns; J.Cummings; T.del Ser; D.Inzitari; J.Orgogozo; H.Sauer; P.Scheltens; E.Scarpini; N.Herrmann; M.Farlow; S.Potkin; H.Charles; N.Fox; R.Lane. - In: LANCET NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1474-4422. - STAMPA. - 6:(2007), pp. 501-512. [10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70109-6]

Effect of rivastigmine on delay to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease from mild cognitive impairment: the InDDEx study

INZITARI, DOMENICO;
2007

Abstract

Objective To assess the eff ect of rivastigmine in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on the time to clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the rate of cognitive decline. Methods The study was a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of up to 48 months. All patients had MCI operationally defi ned by having cognitive symptoms, a global clinical dementia rating stage of 0•5, a score of less than 9 on the New York University delayed paragraph recall test, and by not meeting the diagnostic criteria for AD. Primary effi cacy variables were time to clinical diagnosis of AD, and change in performance on a cognitive test battery. This study is registered with the US National Institutes of Health clinical trials database (ClinicalTrials.gov), number NCT00000174. Findings Of 1018 study patients enrolled, 508 were randomly assigned to rivastigmine and 510 to placebo; 17•3% of patients on rivastigmine and 21•4% on placebo progressed to AD (hazard ratio 0•85 [95% CI 0•64–1•12]; p=0•225). There was no signifi cant diff erence between the rivastigmine and placebo groups on the standardized Z score for the cognitive test battery measured as mean change from baseline to endpoint (–0•10 [95% CI –0•63 to 0•44], p=0•726). Serious adverse events were reported by 141 (27•9%) rivastigmine-treated patients and 155 (30•5%) patients on placebo; adverse events of all types were reported by 483 (95•6%) rivastigmine-treated patients and 472 (92•7%) placebo-treated patients. The predominant adverse events were cholinergic: the frequencies of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and dizziness were two to four times higher in the rivastigmine group than in the placebo group. Interpretation There was no signifi cant benefi t of rivastigmine on the progression rate to AD or on cognitive function over 4 years. The overall rate of progression from MCI to AD in this randomised clinical trial was much lower than predicted. Rivastigmine treatment was not associated with any signifi cant safety concerns.
2007
6
501
512
H.Feldman; S.Ferris; B.Winblad; N.Sfikas; L.Mancione; Y.He; S.Tekin; A.Burns; J.Cummings; T.del Ser; D.Inzitari; J.Orgogozo; H.Sauer; P.Scheltens; E.Scarpini; N.Herrmann; M.Farlow; S.Potkin; H.Charles; N.Fox; R.Lane
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